MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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